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Old 18.05.2018, 17:08
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Russia and EU working together!

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the Kremlin was supporting a proposal surfaced in the EU leaders meeting in Sofia for an EU meeting next week in Vienna, Austria, specifically to strategise on how to continue implementation of the Iran pact.
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New Trump win is in successfully getting the rest of the world to openly work against him!
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Old 18.05.2018, 17:42
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You were the one who insinuated he has a point.
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I think one can be an intellectual without being exceptionally smart, and vice versa.

Being an intellectual is not really about one's intelligence but about the sort of stuff you like to talk about, and the way you talk about it.

Trump is claiming to be very smart without being intellectual. His detractors are saying, seeing he isn't an intellectual, he can't be very smart.
Or, that the one cannot be smart because one tweets weird things. Or things some people want to pretend that they do not exist. His MO is to not suck up yet the opponents flame him for not wanting to suck up. Who's more clever. It is like people who will flame somebody for "not having social skills" when that person is trying to deliberately point out that the idea of social skills as is being enforced, are in fact bully mechanisms that shut open debates.

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Old 18.05.2018, 19:32
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Increasingly dysfunctional Congress and GOP

House rejects farm bill as conservatives revolt, in a 198-213 vote, GOP conservatives essentially joined Democrats in rejecting the measure

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Five-year farm bill went down to defeat today in a stunning blow to GOP leaders

Meanwhile still Friday
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The attorney representing adult-film actress Stormy Daniels called on President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Friday, calling him an "embarrassment" for his media appearances discussing the president's legal issues.

"Dear Dazed Rudy: Please retire. Today," Michael Avenatti wrote on Twitter. "You had a good run for many years. But you are distracting from that and quickly becoming an embarrassment.
A never ending joke.
Don’t let this serve as your legacy.
The time has come."
"This is getting too easy. What an absolute train wreck this guy is. EVERY time!!!" Avenatti tweeted, linking to Giuliani's Friday morning appearance on CNN.
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Old 18.05.2018, 22:43
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President Trump has reportedly urged the U.S. postmaster general to double shipping rates for Amazon.com and other companies amid months of his continued criticism that the online retailer is costing the Postal Service "billions" of dollars in revenue.

Trump has personally met with Postmaster General Megan Brennan multiple times since 2017 to petition her for a hike on rates for Amazon and other firms that ship packages, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing officials familiar with the conversations.

The president's demands came despite counsel from close advisers and top Postal Service employees that Amazon, the largest shipper of packages through USPS, actually helps keep it afloat financially.

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It is difficult when you have a President who uses his position to pursue personal aims.

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Fox News anchor Bret Baier said "it pains me" when he hears his network referred to by critics and competitors as "state TV" for the Trump administration in an interview with The New Yorker that was published Friday.

In the piece, The New Yorker mentions Baier as attempting to maintain journalistic integrity while working in an environment that "often" celebrates President Trump.

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Old 18.05.2018, 23:01
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I thought Fox makes politics and Trump broadcasts it.

Did I get that wrong?
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Old 19.05.2018, 01:44
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Indeed.

Or, that the one cannot be smart because one tweets weird things. Or things some people want to pretend that they do not exist. His MO is to not suck up yet the opponents flame him for not wanting to suck up. Who's more clever. It is like people who will flame somebody for "not having social skills" when that person is trying to deliberately point out that the idea of social skills as is being enforced, are in fact bully mechanisms that shut open debates.
Please provide links to these open debates that Trump is promoting; I would really like to study these.
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Media proves it is #FakeNews after twisting Trump’s remarks on illegal immigrant criminals
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SHERIFF MIMS: Thank you. There could be an MS-13 member I know about — if they don’t reach a certain threshold, I cannot tell ICE about it.

THE PRESIDENT: We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in — and we’re stopping a lot of them — but we’re taking people out of the country. You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people. These are animals.

Was he referring to MS-13? he didn't mention them, the sheriff did. Had Spanky not had a history of abusive rhetoric he might get the benefit of the doubt, as it is it's a long way from the "outright distortion" the Hill claims.
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Was he referring to MS-13? he didn't mention them, the sheriff did. Had Spanky not had a history of abusive rhetoric he might get the benefit of the doubt, as it is it's a long way from the "outright distortion" the Hill claims.
The Associated Press has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump’s “animals” comment about immigrants because it wasn’t made clear that he was speaking after a comment about gang members.

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Old 19.05.2018, 16:07
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The Associated Press has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump’s “animals” comment about immigrants because it wasn’t made clear that he was speaking after a comment about gang members.

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Fake News
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Old 19.05.2018, 16:16
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BBC3 trolls Trump with foto from today's wedding!!

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The Associated Press has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump’s “animals” comment about immigrants because it wasn’t made clear that he was speaking after a comment about gang members.

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"Press report withdrawn because it was based on information that 'wasn't clear' " hardly evidence of an evil media conspiracy. Let me know when Spanky corrects any of his obvious, and provable lies.
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Old 19.05.2018, 22:02
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Nice sentiment but would have been even better if he could spell his wife's name correctly

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Old 19.05.2018, 22:15
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China has agreed to purchase more U.S. goods and services following a second day of trade talks between Washington and Beijing on Friday.
I very much doubt politics can fix a trade gap.
You need innovative goods at attractive prices, look at Netflix as a prime example.

Mostly it is not Governments who buy goods; it is their people who are the consumers.
I doubt many Chinese are interested in pickup trucks with inbuilt gun racks
Top auto seller in 2017 US auto Ford F-Series pickup trucks: 896,764.
Number 2, Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks: 585,564
Number 3 Ram pickup trucks: 500,723.

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Old 19.05.2018, 22:49
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I very much doubt politics can fix a trade gap.
You need innovative goods at attractive prices, look at Netflix as a prime example.

Mostly it is not Governments who buy goods; it is their people who are the consumers.
I doubt many Chinese are interested in pickup trucks with inbuilt gun racks

Top auto seller in 2017 US auto Ford F-Series pickup trucks: 896,764.
Number 2, Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks: 585,564
Number 3 Ram pickup trucks: 500,723.

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But their people might be
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"Press report withdrawn because it was based on information that 'wasn't clear'" hardly evidence of an evil media conspiracy.
They didn't say that the information 'wasn't clear', what they wrote was that the information 'wasn't made clear' - a rather important difference.
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Old 20.05.2018, 10:50
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They didn't say that the information 'wasn't clear', what they wrote was that the information 'wasn't made clear' - a rather important difference.
You are using a news report from the media in attempt to prove your case that the media print fake news.
Do you not see this is absurd?
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<<Lifting the pickup ban in a few provinces sounds like a token gesture– until you discover that the four provinces have a population of 242 million. That’s about the same as 7 Canadas.>>
LOL

Sometimes being reasonable is a pain in the neck; I like pickup trucks too. Not the smooth, pseudo SUV's but the real things.
Even worse: To my friend's astonishment I really like some of the hummers.
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You are using a news report from the media in attempt to prove your case that the media print fake news. :confused
The one where they tried to say that Trump had removed the MLK bust from the Oval Office is still probably my favourite

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